Jotham Stein, Author of 'Negotiate Like a CEO: How to Get Ahead with Lesson Learned from Top Entrepreneurs and Executives,' Interview on the Hire & Empower Podcast with Molly McGrath: Takeaways: --The most important thing is to negotiate and think like a CEO. Most CEOs have protective agreements to negotiate with the board to get severance if they get fired.--You want to think ahead and plan for the worst but hope for the best. Protect yourself if possible. --There are many companies that are older that have plans for what to give an employee once they are fired, but younger companies don’t have that. --Go into every situation with your eyes wide open. Find out everything they can about a company so you know what the company is really like.--If you have leverage, use that to negotiate something to protect yourself in case you don’t stay at the company. --It costs time, energy and money to hire and train someone. --Sometimes managers don’t want someone at a company so they don’t train them properly but if the subordinate is well coached and respected they will go and get a job somewhere else. --When it comes to the interview process, you want to make sure that you keep your emotions in check as that can be a negative or positive reflection on the person.What does it mean to negotiate like a CEO? How important are employment agreements? How can you learn to protect yourself and your family if the worst does happen? These are all questions that Jotham S. Stein addresses in his book Negotiate Like a CEO, with the goal of equipping individuals with the tools they need to safeguard themselves in business and employment. Negotiate Like a CEO isn’t afraid to get into the weeds about what you need to do to help your career. Stein peppers each chapter with captivating stories of employees who have found themselves in tight situations with their employer—stories that many readers will find familiar. He follows each example with insider insights on how to navigate the situation and save yourself from heartache.

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